When Yuan Da and the others exited the Primordial Energy Pavilion, the primordial energy of heaven and earth surging inside the pavilion began to grow denser at an astonishing speed.
As the primordial energy of heaven and earth billowed, it produced low rumbles like muffled thunder.
This time, even Gao Yu, Lin Zhao, Luo Yan, and Lü Xiao—the outstanding ones who had completed their third bone-refining—saw their expressions turn extremely grave. Under their skin, it felt as if countless worms were wriggling.
That was a sign of the primordial energy of heaven and earth spiraling out of control inside their bodies.
They had no better way to deal with this, so they could only run their Qi Refining Techniques to the limit, painstakingly absorbing and refining the primordial energy inside their bodies mouthful by mouthful.
In a corner of the Primordial Energy Pavilion, Lu Ming sat cross-legged with his eyes closed.
Although Lu Ming's divine ability realm was inferior to everyone else present, he easily made up for this gap with the domineering refining speed of his Sub-Heaven-grade Divine Ability Bone.
“The primordial energy of heaven and earth inside the Primordial Energy Pavilion is getting more and more violent... Even my Sub-Heaven-grade Divine Ability Bone is starting to feel a bit of a strain.”
While exerting his full strength to refine the primordial energy of heaven and earth flooding into his body, Lu Ming also sensed the state of his Divine Ability Bone.
At this rate, he could probably hold out for another half a stick of incense.
“This is enough. This single stick of incense's time is even more effective than a High-grade Bone Refining Pill!”
Lu Ming was highly satisfied with this outcome. He could feel that the progress of his second bone-refining had advanced by a significant leap.
Buzz!
Just as Lu Ming was feeling content with his current gains, he suddenly noticed a subtle movement coming from his Divine Ability Bone.
Scanning it with his perception, his heart suddenly shuddered.
It was... the mysterious fire lotus imprint named Buddha's Fury Flame Lotus.
The fire lotus imprint flowed with flickering fiery light. The rampaging primordial energy of heaven and earth that was running wild inside his body seemed to be seized by an irresistible force at this moment. Then, under Lu Ming's shocked gaze, it was completely sucked into the fire lotus imprint, swallowed and refined in an instant.
“This fire lotus divine ability can actually refine the primordial energy of heaven and earth as well. And this efficiency is countless times stronger than the Thunderfire Furnace...”
After swallowing this primordial energy, dense wisps of flame rose one after another from the petals of the fire lotus imprint.
These flames swayed and drifted down, landing on the shattered gold markings present on the Divine Ability Bone. Under the burning of the flames, the shattered gold markings actually began to melt bit by bit.
As these shattered gold markings on his Divine Ability Bone melted, wisps of fragmented glazed light rose up, eventually merging into the five bands of Glazed Heavenly Light swirling outside his Divine Ability Bone.
As more and more shattered gold markings were refined, a sixth band of glazed brilliance faintly began to condense beside the fifth band of Glazed Heavenly Light.
Six bands of Glazed Heavenly Light!
Although this sixth band of Glazed Heavenly Light appeared extremely dim and faint, even giving off a feeling that it might dissipate at any moment, it still set off a tempest in Lu Ming's heart. This meant that his Sub-Heaven-grade Divine Ability Bone had been enhanced once again!
“The bone-tempering divine power of the Buddha's Fury Flame Lotus has activated again!”
Over the past few days, Lu Ming had been trying to trigger the “Buddha's Fury Flame Lotus” to temper and upgrade the grade of his Divine Ability Bone, but he had received no response. He never expected to receive such an unexpected pleasant surprise at this moment.
“It seems my own divine ability primordial energy was simply too weak, unable to meet the requirement to trigger the bone-tempering divine power. Right now, because a massive amount of uncontrollable primordial energy flooded into my body, it woke up the fire lotus's bone-tempering divine power instead.”
With this thought, the excited Lu Ming hesitated no longer. He completely relaxed his body, actively drawing the dense primordial energy of heaven and earth surging inside the Primordial Energy Pavilion into his body in a continuous stream.
Under the joint absorption of his Sub-Heaven-grade Divine Ability Bone and the fire lotus, no matter how violently the primordial energy of heaven and earth flooded in, it was almost completely refined in an instant.
While things became increasingly relaxed on Lu Ming's side, the others inside the Primordial Energy Pavilion were having an exceptionally difficult time.
Lü Xiao, Gao Yu, Lin Zhao, and Luo Yan all showed expressions of pain. Weird bulges actually began to pop up under their skin, making them look quite bizarre.
The four of them opened their eyes in panic. Unable to endure any longer, they scrambled to their feet and hurriedly exited the pavilion.
Only after leaving the Primordial Energy Pavilion did the abnormalities on the surface of their bodies gradually fade.
They cast their gazes back into the pavilion, and upon seeing Wang Chen's figure still holding out inside, their expressions turned somewhat complex.
“This guy is really strong. From the looks of it, he's probably not far from condensing a Divine Ability Dharma Inscription and becoming a Grand Divine Ability Practitioner.” Even Lü Xiao of the Red Sand Hall couldn't help but sigh inwardly. In terms of strength, Wang Chen was indeed the strongest among the young disciples of the four halls. He was likely not inferior even to the direct descendants of the two great Divine Ability Clans, the Li and Yan families.
“Huh?”
Suddenly, Lü Xiao's expression changed dramatically, and a look of disbelief surged onto his face. In the corner of the Primordial Energy Pavilion, besides Wang Chen, there was actually another figure!
And that person was... Lu Ming of the Thunderfire Hall?!
“???”
Lü Xiao couldn't help but rub his eyes vigorously, suspecting it was an illusion.
“Lu Ming? How is he still inside?!” While Lü Xiao was lost in doubt, Lin Zhao beside him also cried out in shock.
“How is that possible?” Even Luo Yan of the Mountain-Moving Hall widened his eyes, looking as if he had seen a ghost.
Even the outstanding ones among them in the third bone-refining stage could only barely hold out until now. Hadn't that Lu Ming only recently opened his bones?
Gao Yu, however, quickly recovered from her shock. Crossing her arms, she said smugly, “Lu Ming possesses a High-grade Divine Ability Bone. What's so strange about him holding out until now?”
The moment those words were spoken, the expressions on the faces of Lü Xiao, Lin Zhao, and Luo Yan instantly froze.
“What did you say?! Lu Ming has a High-grade Divine Ability Bone?!” Lü Xiao's eyes turned red instantly. Jealousy surged like a tide, completely uncontrollable.
Gao Yu glanced at him and sneered, “Otherwise, how could he have held out in the Primordial Energy Pavilion until now?”
Lü Xiao's eyes were bloodshot, and his breathing grew heavy. Beside him, Lin Zhao and Luo Yan were also dazed. A High-grade Divine Ability Bone was a talent they could only dream of.
“So what if he has a High-grade Divine Ability Bone? Can your Thunderfire Hall even afford to nurture a second High-grade Divine Ability Bone?” Lü Xiao ground his teeth, squeezing out words through the gaps of his teeth, his voice warped with jealousy.
“Even if we just casually nurture a High-grade Divine Ability Bone, he'll probably still be ten times stronger than you,” Gao Yu said, her red lips curving into a mocking sneer, refusing to back down.
Lü Xiao's expression turned cold. “Then I'll certainly look forward to seeing how brilliant your genius with the High-grade Divine Ability Bone will be at next month's Hall Meet.”
Gao Yu narrowed her eyes and snorted coldly, choosing not to argue with him further. In just one month, even if Lu Ming possessed a High-grade Divine Ability Bone, it was highly unlikely for him to catch up to Lü Xiao, who had already completed his third bone-refining.
However, it was only a matter of time.
Lü Xiao was well aware of this as well, which was why he only dared to talk about next month.
He was afraid that if he set the timeline too far out, Lu Ming would truly surpass him.
After Gao Yu, Lü Xiao, and the others left the Primordial Energy Pavilion, the remaining two inside continued to stubbornly endure the increasingly domineering primordial energy empowerment.
Nearly another half a stick of incense's time passed.
Having reached his limit, Wang Chen stood up with difficulty. He glanced at Lu Ming's figure, his expression shifting uncertainly, as Lin Zhao had already informed him about Lu Ming possessing a High-grade Divine Ability Bone.
As Wang Chen stood up, Lu Ming, in the corner, couldn't help but sigh helplessly in his heart, muttering, “What a show-off. Not durable at all. And he's called the strongest disciple of the four halls' younger generation? That's it?”
He could have easily continued to endure on his own, but doing so would be too conspicuous. This level of endurance was somewhat beyond the limit of what a High-grade Divine Ability Bone could achieve.
If he did, he might end up exposing his Sub-Heaven-grade Divine Ability Bone.
Forget it. He had already eaten his fill this time anyway. Too much of a good thing could be harmful.
So when Wang Chen stood up, Lu Ming also stood up along with him.
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